Thanks to Marnie for these notes!

  • Robinson explains to us that he is now reading scripture 3 times a day
  • Spends more than a month (42 days) to craete a shelf for himself
    • To do this task he uses much perserverance
      • Used a tiny axe to cut down a big tree
  • Finds out that his crop is being eaten by creatures when he leaves to go back to his house
    • One day he stays to see this in action and kills several birds with his gun
      • Hangs birds up in his crop to warn other birds to stay away (scare crow)
        • Birds never come back
  • Made utensils needed for work with crops
    • Spade
    • Basket
  • Has a desire to make pots to cook and cary crop
    • Tries to create with earth clay
      • Many are failures
      • Comes out with two decent ones in the end and many good small clayt pieces
        • Plates
        • Pitcher
        • Utensils
      • Eventually learns to glaze and cook pots
  • Has a new desire to sail back to where the ship was after the storm
    • Tried to put back up but can not
      • Too weak